22 Feb
A large 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck Christchurch, five months after the city was badly damaged by a 7.1 magnitude quake.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says 65 people died in the earthquake that devastated Christchurch today.
''The death toll I have at the moment is 65 and that may rise. So it's an absolute tragedy for this city, for New Zealand, for the people that we care so much about,'' Mr Key told TVNZ. ''It's a terrifying time for the people of Canterbury.''
He said: "We may be witnessing New Zealand's darkest day."
As thousands of shocked people wandered the rubble-strewn streets of Christchurch after today's devastating and deadly earthquake, emergency workers were searching for survivors.
The 6.3 magnitude quake - classed by experts as an aftershock to last September's 7.1 quake - struck at 12.51pm (10.51am AEDT).
The tremor brought down buildings on two buses, fractured gas and water mains, started fires, and badly damaged phone networks. Since then there have been a series of aftershocks, the strongest at 5.7.
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Christchurch mayor Bob Parker said: "There are people fighting for their lives at the moment but there are also people fighting for them.
"We're in the middle of an extremely serious situation. We're preparing ourselves for what I think will be a really sad, bleak day for our city but be reassured: everybody is doing what they can."
Mr Parker said people were still trapped in cars and buildings, with some being able to phone to say they were trapped.
Local media reported a backpacker being killed in a van. Labor leader Phil Goff said he knew one person was killed in the collapsed Pyne Gould Corp building, where the dramatic rescue of a woman clinging to the roof was televised as scores remained trapped inside.
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